Although I didn't set up anywhere this year on
"Free Comic Book Day" (Sat. May 5th),
I still did some artwork for the occasion. On the day before, "Tha' Facebook"
was alive with post after post about the observance of May 4th being
unofficially dubbed "Star Wars Day", with pictures bearing the tag line
"May the 4th Be With You!!"

So, I'm sitting there Saturday morning having
my coffee, and the cartoon below appeared in my frontal lobe (but not until
after my second cup :) The 5th of May of course has its own special
significance: a battle for Mexican independence was fought on that day, so that
years later American college students would have another good reason to party
:))

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**T.R.&Co. is becoming a Weekly
"WebComic"!!**

First, let me say that T.R.&Co. was created (as
you may have read in the bio/history section) long before the internet was
invented. But, as with other comics, it is making its way to the Net as a weekly
Web Comic!! The first installments of T.R.&Co. Book #1"I
Can't Face the Universe Without My Morning Coffee" will start running
very soon. All the strips were black&white, but I'm playing with the idea of
adding color to them. (In the words of a fellow cartoonist: "In today's
market--even some color is better than no color at all.")

So, I'm scanning pages of original art and
trying to "stay inside the lines" as I color the strips a few at a time. But,
since it's been so long since the collection was put out, many of the original
strips have been sold, so some of the strips are having to be copied from the
"layout pages" that were used by the publishers to print from. The cartoon
strips will run in order, just as they appeared in the original book. Book #1 was a
random collection of the first strips I did, and the characters, as well as the
comic strip itself, were still in their growing stages. (A comic never really
stops growing, does it? :)

***At
the same time the comics from the 3 book collection(s) are being run, I will also be starting to
put brand new--"never before seen" strips and art pieces on the site as
well!!

So, start coming back for regular visits to
read the installments (old and new) of the gang's

"Fannish Cartoon Adventures!!"

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**Please Excuse Our
Mess!!**

All sections of this web site are being
revamped and redesigned. So, if you click on a a link balloon on the left side
of the main page, you may find either an incomplete, or totally empty section.
Please check back as this means there will be new content/art/etc. coming soon
to that area of the web site. :)

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***Other places to find
my work***

Over the past 6 years
some of my "Sci-fi/fantasy" spot illos
have appeared in the "electronic
pages" of Planetary Stories, a
on-line fanzine done in the style of a 1930's/40's pulp magazine.
Long-time fan (silver/golden age fandom) and sci-fi writer/publisher Shelby Vick (Shelvy), has been putting
it together--along with writer Jerry Page--for several years now. In that time they have
brought together a great group of fan/semi-pro/pro writers and artists from
across the country (world?)

Below is a promo video I
made last year for P.S. using Windows Movie Maker--thought it turned out pretty
good considering it was the very first time I'd ever used the program after it's
sat unused and "unloved" in my computer(s) all these years. :)) Hope you like
it. I'm working on a promo for T.R.&Co. now, which should be done in the near
future--"...coming to a 'puter screen near you!!"

In addition to spot illos
for stories, I also created a "masthead" logo for the P.S. "We Salute" section
of the site. This section salutes fans, creators, and others the editors feel
should be acknowledged for their long-time accomplishments in Fandom. Check out the latest issue(s) at:
www.planetarystories.com

Over the years the strip itself, or its
characters have appeared in genre'
magazines such as Scary Monsters,
THWAK, G-Fan (a
Godzilla mag), Jokester, and multiple editions of the
Fandom
Directory. Other appearances have included numerous convention program books, club newsletters, and fanzines.

Collections of the strips, or
stories have also been published in
three book collections of their own (available
for sale on the Books, T-shirts & More page.)